Manhunt follows Lode homicide

SAN ANDREAS - The death of a 45-year-old man at the home he rented on Stanley Road near West Point was a homicide, the Calaveras County Sheriff's Department reported Wednesday.

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By Dana M. Nichols

Posted Jul. 11, 2013 at 12:01 AM

By Dana M. Nichols

Posted Jul. 11, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Man wanted for questioning

Gary F. McMahan, 31, shown above in separate booking mugs, is wanted for questioning in the death of the 45-year-old resident of a home on Stanley Road. Calaveras County Sheriff's investigators ask...

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Man wanted for questioning

Gary F. McMahan, 31, shown above in separate booking mugs, is wanted for questioning in the death of the 45-year-old resident of a home on Stanley Road. Calaveras County Sheriff's investigators ask anyone with information on McMahan's whereabouts to contact them at (209) 754-6500 or via an anonymous tip line at (209) 754-6030. Authorities say McMahan should be considered armed and dangerous, and civilians should not attempt to detain him.

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SAN ANDREAS - The death of a 45-year-old man at the home he rented on Stanley Road near West Point was a homicide, the Calaveras County Sheriff's Department reported Wednesday.

The man and a 37-year-old woman were reportedly found bleeding and unconscious in the home late Tuesday morning. The man died, and the woman was taken to a hospital.

Sheriff's Office Spokesman Chris Hewitt said Wednesday he did not yet know the medical condition of the woman or whether she is expected to survive. Authorities have given no description of the injuries the two suffered.

Investigators are asking the public's assistance in locating Gary F. McMahan, 31, for questioning in the death. Wednesday they said that McMahan is a "person of interest."

The Sheriff's Office also said in a media release that McMahan should be considered armed and dangerous and that there are several felony warrants for his arrest issued by jurisdictions outside Calaveras County.

The statement said that McMahan may disguise himself with a wig or by other means.

The dead man's name was not released Wednesday because authorities were still trying to notify his kin.

Calaveras County Coroner Kevin Raggio said an autopsy will be performed today.

The home where the man died is one of three that share a long gravel driveway in the 200 block of Stanley Road not far from Highway 26.